An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the online adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?
Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti cigarette law throughout UK.
No longer will players be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where people like to smoke.
The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not deserted this enduring game?
The answer is on the web. Players know that they can gamble on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.
Of course betting on online can never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.
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